Olympic Question of the day?

Let's start off by saying I am a huge fan of the Olympics and the athletic accomplishments of all the athletes - not just the medal winners. Those athletes that even made it to the Olympics to represent their country, the ones that trained hard and dedicated their lives to being an Olympic athlete - I am a fan.

The ones I am not a fan of - many of the announcers. I am really sick of all the gymnastic announcers who are super partial toward the US gymnasts. I am tired of Bela Corrolli (sp?) who just needs to be quiet and except things the way they are. I can barely understand him any way.

Do I think the Chinese gymnasts are younger than the required age of 16 (or is it 15?)- YES - do I think gymnastics judging is way too complicated and rewards a person for trying something hard and doing poorly versus a person doing something easier and doing it well - YES. BUT, until the whole sport is changed and there is no judging it will also be this way - it is not like track where there is a clock and the clock tells the winner - whether they looked bad or good in doing it - no style points for being fast.

Speaking of the announcers - here is something that caught my ear last night - they were talking about the guy that won the 100 meters (faster than anyone else in the world) and how he disrespected his opponents by looking back at them and pumping his chest with a few meters left in the race. He smoked them - he ran a world record - he is the fastest 100 meter person alive - who cares. He looked back at them???

I seem to remember one guy who rides a bike looking back at another guy who rides a bike in a bike race in France and giving him "the look" (as some announcers called it) - was that disrespectful too? Or is it that if a person from the US does it there is not an issue but if someone from another country does it there is an issue?

My opinion here - GO ATHLETES - SHUT UP ANNOUNCERS!

BTW - go Brian Sell - kick some marathon a#$